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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

w.i.p wednesday

Hello, happy Wednesday!

Look, I'm almost ready for Christmas. I finished my Vintage Holiday quilt top. I like how bright and breezy and fresh it feels, although it felt pretty weird to photograph a Christmas quilt top on such a hot, humid day (it's over 90 degrees right now).

I was originally planning on doing a red border, then I found out that I
just did not have enough red fabric. And, since I did not want to spend many hours browsing
online fabric stores and spending a fortune (I knew I'd end up buying a lot more than just enough fabric for this project), I
decided to go with what I had - Kona white that I was using for my
blocks. I will save red for the binding, I do have enough, I checked.

As you can imagine, I'm not in a rush to finish up my Christmas quilt, so I started working on a new quilt for my son's bed.

I'm using Pow Wow pattern by Allison (Cluck Cluck Sew). I've wanted to make this quilt from the moment Allison first showed it on her blog. I really, really like it and I think it will make for a gorgeous boy quilt. But, these blocks take f o r e v e r !! I found out I don't particularly enjoy working with triangles and I really dislike trimming blocks as I go. Thankfully I'm almost half way done with my blocks so I'm not going to stop now. Wish me luck.

I also tried my hand at paper piecing. I used Ayumi's super adorable popsicles pattern. The paper piecing went pretty well, I was just sort of disappointed with my choice of fabric. I really don't know what I was thinking. I'll look at it as a practice run and hope to do a better job choosing happier, brighter fabrics next time.

What have you been working on lately? Have you started your Christmas sewing yet?

You have a lot in the works! The vintage holiday quilt looks beautiful! I love how you used Kona ash or a light gray to border everything. It gives the quilt just enough definition without taking away from the fabric in the blocks.

I absolutely love the way your Vintage Holiday quilt top came out! The white border makes it look so fresh and clean...lovely! Pow Wow caught my eye too when it was released, but I wondered about all those triangles... :)

the Christmas quilt top looks really wonderful. I don't think I'll make one, but maybe I can choose the blocks for a pillow.I have bought the pattern, too, and am planning to make a quilt for me. But I think this won't happen in 2012.I'm currently working on my Granny Squares miniquilt and on an inside out quilt. I haven't started Christmas sewing by now, but my mother already requested something sewn, so I'd better get started in the near future.

I am working on the pow-wow quilt too. What I have found is if I do about 4 blocks at a time it goes much faster. I do one step four times, sew, cut, press and then do the next step for the same four blocks, etc.

I love your WIPs! I have been eyeing that Pow Wow quilt so much so that I looked up the fabric requirements again last night. It really is pretty, and your son will love it! I have 4 quilt WIPs that require handwork and just 1 for the machine--I need to get working so I can get some things done and start on a Pow Wow quilt myself. ;) Your popsicles look great!

I love everything that you've shown us. I also dislike blocks that take forever...I've got one of those going right now. I'm in the mode where I want to work on anything BUT that, and I'm normally a 'one project at a time' sort of girl.